On this day: April 1

The ruins of Pompeii are discovered, Apple Computer starts up, Marvin Gaye is shot and killed by his father, and U.S. Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch is rescued from Iraq, all on this day.

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1989: Dick Clark hosts his last episode of "American Bandstand." He had been the host for 33 years.

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